Description
Classic hot chocolate ice box pie blends creamy chocolate with marshmallow comfort in a graham cracker crust. Chilled dessert delivers rich flavors that make winter memories melt deliciously on your palate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (355 ml) whole milk
- 1 package (3.4 oz / 96 g) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 ½ cups (355 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups (240 g) chocolate cookie crumbs
- 6 tbsps (85 g) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup (60 g) hot cocoa mix
- ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240 ml) whipped cream
- Mini marshmallows
- Chocolate shavings or sprinkles
Instructions
- Crust Preparation: Blend chocolate cookie crumbs with melted butter until uniformly moistened and cohesive, creating a rich, textural foundation.
- Crust Shaping: Gently press the crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie dish, ensuring an even distribution across the bottom and sides, with a smooth, compact finish.
- Crust Chilling: Refrigerate the prepared crust for 15-20 minutes to set and firm up, providing a stable base for the subsequent filling layers.
Notes
- Crumb Precision: Use a food processor or rolling pin to crush cookies into fine, uniform crumbs for a perfectly smooth and compact crust base.
- Butter Binding: Ensure melted butter is evenly distributed throughout cookie crumbs to create a cohesive, sturdy pie shell that holds its shape.
- Chill for Structure: Refrigerate the crust for the full 15-20 minutes to help it set firmly, preventing crumbling when slicing and serving the pie.
- Temperature Control: Use slightly cooled melted butter to prevent cookie crumbs from becoming soggy or losing their crisp texture during preparation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 348
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg